we bidding on it now It will work for us for now. I'm still going over on Thursday to the 4501 and air it up If the airbags air up ect. If she will take $1800 ok If not I'll walk away nicely and leave her a list of what I fegered out

this bus looks to me like. Bus,Basic 1 each. No learning curb. Same everything as my old TDM even the speedometer is the same Inside is grate for the kids even a place for car seats and beds

I would consider buying it simply because it traveled to and from Roanoke Virginia where I was born. Looks like a fairly good example of a 60 year old bus. Does it have the 471 or 671? Can one imagine a turboed aftercooled 300hp 671TA....with Jake? He he he. Very nice photographs also. Thank you.

There is a good possibility the the engine you see there is original to that coach.

That is as Tom says a 6-71 NA, Low Block 2 valve with external fuel rails. Normally that engine would have been swapped out at overhaul with a newer style 6-71 in the 1950's.

That engine is the holy grail of the inline 71's for machinery and coach restorers. The just aren't many of them around anymore. I think the last one I saw was on a genset at a sugar processing plant in Minnesota. It had been running for over 40 years nonstop and was only being shut down then because they wanted to replace rod and main bearings. When I took it apart the bearings still looked like new and miked out within usable tolerance.

There is a good possibility the the engine you see there is original to that coach.

That is as Tom says a 6-71 NA, Low Block 2 valve with external fuel rails. Normally that engine would have been swapped out at overhaul with a newer style 6-71 in the 1950's.

That engine is the holy grail of the inline 71's for machinery and coach restorers. The just aren't many of them around anymore. I think the last one I saw was on a genset at a sugar processing plant in Minnesota. It had been running for over 40 years nonstop and was only being shut down then because they wanted to replace rod and main bearings. When I took it apart the bearings still looked like new and miked out within usable tolerance.

Good Luck to you on your bidding!

Dallas

Dallas I think the 6-71 NA, was also used in marine applications The idle control was deferent for the coach (non vented) to marine (vented)

last time I saw 1 run was in my TDM and in the Yukon Territory along the Al-Can hwy. running an old gen.

That white paint may actually be grey paint which Hound used on a lot of engines at rebuild time. The paint looks like someone has been trying to strip it and scrape it off. The green is possibly a PO installed option.

Just looking at it, it still has the original, "Snuff Box" air governor and the Tuflo TF400 air compressor. It would be a good idea to look at changing those out for a newer style TF500 and a Bendix D-2 governor.

I would not count on getting this coach for what you suggested you might pay. It appears to be worth quite a bit more and the buy it now is in fact much higher. Call the guy. The enterior is not too impressive but the coach looks pretty nice.

I'll go out on a limb here, based on the fact that I paid $10K FOR A '52 4103 in similar condition but with nicer woodwork, and if in fact the drive train is good, and if the tires and glass are good, this coach is easily worth $10k, but I wouldn't go much over that. And then there is the cardinal rule that it it is over $10k, get a mechanic to go through it.

Wondering if the original, old, old, 671 Detroit mill would have any real $collectability$ as a complete rebuildable core? Come on all us older Detroit nuts....this may be an opportunity to buy an old, complete (?) Detroit and the seller will even throw in the entire coach for $frees$.

Plus now also wondering (ain't a feeble mind fun?) if the core value of the 671 would help $pay$ for the forementioned 671TA 300hp....with a Jake? He he he. At any rate, it might be maximum cool to own an old Jimmie (G?) that is one (1) year older....than I am.